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hNT BlueNeurons Express b-Galactosidase at High Levels

-Galactosidase at HighLevels Layton BioScience, Inc. Gilroy, California Stratagene's hNT BlueNeurons express beta-galactosidase at h...

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A Microtiter-based Assay for the Determination of ID50s of b-lactamase Inhibitors Employing Reporter Substrates Detected at UV or Visible Wavelengths (MaxLine Application Note #20)

β -lactamases are either plasmid or chromosomally encoded bacterial enzymes which hydrolyze β -lactam antibiotics. The majority of β -lactamases produced by clinical isolates are serine active site enzymes. One successful approach to combating the serine active site β -lactamases is the use of β -lactamase inhibit...

Space Place opens new astronomy center

"We had pretty much outgrown our other place where we'd been for 15 yea...

Purification and Characterization of beta-Lactoglobulin Genetic Variants A and B Using Preparative Electrophoresis and Isoelectric Focusing

K. H. Valkonen*, N. Marttinen*, H.-L. Malinen*, V.-P. Jaakola** and T. Alatossava* * Biotechnology Laboratory, REDEC of Kajaani, University of Oulu, FIN-88600 Sotkamo, Finland ** Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvskyl, PL 35, FIN-40351 Jyvskyl, Finland...

Counting FlashPlates on the Wallac MicroBeta

FlashPlate is a solid white plate and so MicroBeta measurements are conducted with...

Gram Quantities of MAb Produced with Simple Bioreactor in Serum-Free Perfusion Culture Replacing Ascitic Fluid Production

By J. Doyle, L. Johnstone and L. Cottis AGEN Biomedical Ltd. Queensland, Australia http://www.agen.com.au The immobilized-bed perfusion was investigated as a means for producinglarge quantities of MAb from a hybrid...

Northwestern Mutual, American Family make Computerworld's best IT workplaces

Northwestern Mutual ranked 25th among the top 100 IT workplaces, while American Family was number 66 on the list....

Research explains why women lack equal access to angel capital

The research, conducted by Jeffrey Sohl, director of the at the University of New Hampshire, examined the equa...

When raising capital, why use a Private Placement Memorandum?

We are frequently asked whether it is necessary to use a private placement memorandum (also referred to as a PPM or an offerin...

Lack of connectivity is real estate's hidden time bomb

When it comes to real estate acquisitions, many smart investors have turned to taking their money from the stock market and have invested it into REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts). Some of these groups have provided 20 to 50 percent returns to their investors. These are great returns on investment, but are there any hidden time bombs lurking behind the marble fa...

Podcasts time, place, and player shifted media

Podcasts are becoming increasingly popular am...

Raising capital through placement agents

Editor's note: After more than a year-long "break" in Iraq, Matt Storms is ready to continue his series of columns about raising capital. His previous columns covered due diligence and corporate clean up, the mechanics of raising capital, and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants. We thank Matt for his service, and we thank him for the f...

Google to place Wisconsin history online

In the forthcoming months, the popular search en...

Workplace flexibility: Give and take or tug of war?

Well, actually neither workers or the workplace seem to be very relaxed. While there are few signs of outrig...

Geezers, grungers, gen-Xers and geeks - a look at workplace generational conflict

Let me admit right off that the title of this article is deliberately misleading. It feeds into the popular misconception that the workplace is populated by a bunch of generational tribes engaged in rivalries and conflicts with each other. Unquestionably there are real differences, misunderstandings and tensions among workers born in different eras but the assertio...

Wisconsin companies among Best IT Workplaces

Three Wisconsin companies that ranked among the best places to work for professionals in the information technology field are ranked highly because they offer employee incentives designed to boost worker production and job satisfaction....

UW-Madison hybrid-vehicle team places second nationally

MADISON - Tired of high gas costs and poor sport utility vehicle (SUV) fuel efficiency? A group of engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has spent the last three years building one of the cleanest and most fuel-efficient SUVs in North America. The principles behind the vehicle, appropriately named the "Moovada," could one day be incorporated into mass-production hy...

Doyle laments lack of progress on stem cell bill

Doyle noted t...

Who owns what invention in the workplace?

A first question to be asked: Is there an employment agreement signed by the employee that includes the obligation to assign all inventions develo...

Are photovoltaics a power supplement, full replacement or neither?

The global demand for all kinds of energy is growing. That is a statement you hear within many business reports and some people are taking a proactive approach in rearranging their power sources. This is from The $3.5 billion photovoltaic module market is projected to grow to a $27 billion to $30...

Who will win the battle to redefine the workplace?

There is a largely unseen battle now raging in the workplace. It pits incumbent powers against emerging upstarts. On the one side are managers who covet the traditional employment deal money, career progression and status - in return for a total commitment to playing the organizational game by traditional rules, e.g., long hours in the office, grueling travel, and...

Mediasite integrates with Blackboard

With the Mediasite "building block," a Blackboard user can watch video o...

What makes a "best place to work"?

Emotional hot buttons are pushed. Workers are turned on by what they do and who they work for or with. They work in a job or an organization for more than the usual reaso...

Classroom projects translate into immediate workplace gains

In the final semester of his University of Wisconsin-Madison master's degree, Bob Aloisi didn't just earn a letter grade in his quality engineering class: He saved his company $50,000. It wasn't the typical classroom outcome, but then this classroom wasn't typical. As a student in "Quality Engineering and Quality Management," Aloisi accomplished a major class project in quality improveme...

Are you ready for the next workplace revolution?

Revolution, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1968 December 8 is the 25th anniversary of...

While some bemoan lack of venture capital, entrepreneur touts `bootstrapping' for cash

Another in a line of reports paints a bleak picture for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital in Wisconsin, suggesting that such financing could be at its lowest level in 10 years if patterns through the third quarter continue to year's end. The , released last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture E...

Who moved the workplace?

It was bound to happen. In a country that invented take out food, that is in love with automobiles and cruising down the highway and that is perpetually in motion, it was inevitable that work and indeed the workplace itself would become mobile as well. Over the past ten years, the place where knowledge work happens has shifted from primarily office type facilities to literally anywhere - on your...

Galactic survey reveals a new look for the Milky Way

The survey using the orbiting infrared telescope provides the fine details of a long central bar feature that distinguishe...

Digital Healthcare Conference, Mithridion, lack of degrees

At the recent Digital Healthcare Conference top healthcare decision makers met to discuss how information technology can improve patient safety, decrease medical costs, and improve the delivery of healthcare. Meanwhile at the Entrepreneurs Conference held in Milwaukee, Mithridion won the Governors Business Plan Contest. On another note, a recent report has stated that Wisconsin lags behind the na...

GE Healthcare launches new medical scanner, places another in hospitals

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At Berbee, president replaces founder as CEO

The former vice president of sales, Gregory Sliwicki, has been named the new president. Berbee is a privately held IT company with about 630 employees...

Norlight offers new recovery service to displaced customers

Brookfield-based Workspace Recovery provides customers with a secure back-up facility, available around the clock within Norlight's headquarters. Displaced employees can temporarily go to work at the ce...

Fond du Lac County tracks cell phones in emergencies

Fond du Lac County can now pinpoint the locations of cell-phone users when they call 911, making it just the second county in Wisconsin to install the necessary equipment. The system has been in place for about six weeks and has already been field-tested, In one case, th...

First pieces of Antarctic deep-space particle detector are in place

Working under harsh Antarctic conditions, an international team of scientists, engineers and technicians has set in place the first critica...

The black hole of corporate branding

this word also made a solid impression and provides a daily dose of comfort. Belonging to a product and a brand name, offering taste and vanity offers a security blanket. A warm fuzzy feeling when a huge name is printed on...

Lack of broadband hamstrings international videoconferencing

Wisconsin manufacturers are relying more and more on offshore operations in the Far East, creating a demand for Asian management talent in numerous field...